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1429. Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in a Refugee Reception Identification Center in Greece and Administration of Mass Antibiotic Prophylaxis

BACKGROUND: An increased likelihood of transmission of communicable diseases such as invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) exists in refugee camps. Herein, we describe an outbreak investigation of 5 IMD cases among immigrants in Greece. METHODS: Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data (culture...

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Autores principales: Magaziotou, Ioanna, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Xirogianni, Athanasia, Tseroni, Maria, Syrigonaki, Katerina, Stoli, Artemis, Tsekou, Aikaterini, Papandreou, Anastasia, Sapounas, Spyros, Panagiotakopoulos, George, Theodoridou, Maria, Tzanakaki, Georgina, Georgakopoulou, Theano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776406/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1611